Not guilty plea from sex offender in Jaycee Dugard kidnapping - LA Daily News

Not guilty plea from sex offender in Jaycee Dugard kidnapping - LA Daily News: "PLACERVILLE, Calif. - A convicted sex offender pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of kidnapping and raping a Northern California girl when she was 11 and holding her captive for nearly two decades. The plea came as a surprise after an attorney said Phillip Garrido had made a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty. It would have sent him to prison for the rest of his life. But Phillip Garrido's attorney, Susan Gellman, contended the grand jury was improperly selected and did not act appropriately during its proceedings. Gellman did not elaborate in court. 'There are issues about the process itself before the grand jury,' said Judge Doug Phimister."